The DA believes that there lies a massive opportunity for improving service delivery to the people and leveraging opportunities for job creation and economic growth by providing on-line access to government services.

South Africa is currently in the grips of a sustained and substantial skills crisis. Today the Democratic Alliance presents a document which outlines the consequences of this crisis – the lack of capacity which now undermines service delivery – looks at the problems facing those institutions which are designed to educate, train and equip South Africans and proposes a series of measures and solutions to address the situation, strengthen the country’s key educational institutions and help re-capacitate the public service.

Every year, the Democratic Alliance produces a series of analytical and policy documents on the key issues facing South Africa. One of the biggest and, remarkably - given its breadth and the extent of its impact - also one of the most hotly debated of these issues, is the skills crisis. It is not a new problem, but is one which, over the past three or four years, has enjoyed increasing prominence. It now sits centre stage in the public debate alongside other crucial issues such the condition of the health and education sectors, the development and maintenance of the country’s infrastructure, crime and state’s ability to better deliver services.

Every year, the Democratic Alliance produces a series of analytical and policy documents on the key issues facing South Africa. One of the biggest and, remarkably - given its breadth and the extent of its impact - also one of the most hotly debated of these issues, is the skills crisis. It is not a new problem, but is one which, over the past three or four years, has enjoyed increasing prominence. It now sits centre stage in the public debate alongside other crucial issues such the condition of the health and education sectors, the development and maintenance of the country’s infrastructure, crime and state’s ability to better deliver services.